Grant Vassberg, of Bos Sires and Kallion Farms, joined me to discuss the journey he has been on to develop a cooperative for producers looking to source fertile cattle. We discuss what makes a fertile cow as well as the heritability of fertility. Thanks to our Studio Sponsor, Understanding Ag! Head over to UnderstandingAg.com to…

Kent Donica, a consultant with Understanding Ag, joined me once again to discuss the lessons he has learned from his career as a Sell/Buy Marketer. We discuss the importance of discipline, the roll of fear and greed, as well as things he will never do again. Thanks to our Studio Sponsor, Understanding Ag! Head over…

John Kempf, Host of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, joined me to discuss his perspective on what it is going to take to regenerate and relocalize America’s food system. We discuss success stories he has seen as well as the opportunities presented by the challenges of our current infrastructure. Thanks to our Studio Sponsor, Understanding Ag!…

Amber Bell is the newly minted host of Ruminating with Real Ag. She joined me to discuss the podcast and her goals for it. We discuss lessons she has learned in this new venture with it’s broader agricultural focus. Thanks to our Studio Sponsor, Understanding Ag! Head over to UnderstandingAg.com to book your consultation today!…

John Moody of Rogue Food and other endeavors joined me to discuss the reasons we should fight the mandatory implementation of RFID. We also discuss his previous experiences of resisting tyranny and the methods that he has seen be effective in pushing back against government overreach. We also discuss the upcoming Rogue Food Conference in…

Joshua and Tara Dukart are Holistic Management Educators from Seek First Ranch in North Dakota. They have helped many people experience breakthroughs in their ranch businesses. They joined me to discuss some examples of those breakthroughs from a recent course they taught as well as how their approach to instruction differs from other educators. We…

Dr. Tom Roskos joined me to talk about his perspective regarding managing herd health. We discuss the difference between fixing herd health and investing herd health as well as some of his preferred strategies and products when it comes to helping our herds thrive. Dr. Tom’s website is a wealth of information and resources regarding…

Gabe Brown and Luke Jones joined me once again to discuss making the switch to regenerative agriculture. With Understanding Ag recently crossing 36 million acres on which they have consulted they have seen a lot of people make the regenerative shift. We discuss some of the commonalities among those who have not succeeded as well…

Shanon Sims joined me once again to respond to discuss the effects of differing years and our management on the grass the grows. We kick this conversation off by me playing a clip for Shanon of Dallas Mount calling him a grass nerd. We talk about the ways he has educated himself on the species…

Richard and Tina McConnell of Hand ‘N Hand Livestock Solutions joined me to discuss the process of getting a herd started moving in the same direction. We discuss what direction we want the herd to move as we are getting started as well as what percentage of the herd we want gathered before we start…